Closet connection.



P. W. GARLSON.

CLOSET CONNECTION. APiLIOATION FILED JUNE 29, 1912.

. Patented Nov. 12, 191 2.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

'P'gw. OARLSON. CLOSET CONNECTION.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 29, 1912.

Patented Nov. 12, 1912.

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STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Emit w. cnnnsom'or 'cHIoAso, ILLINOIS.

CLOSET connncrron.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, FRANK W. GAnLsoN, a citizen of the'United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Closet Connections, of

which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to closet .bends and the provisionof ia-bend e u pp connections and has for one'o-fhits/objectsfl Another obj eat is the provision-of means for retainingsaid closurein positlon so that the closure can be.positioned-atthefaetory and the deviceshipped intact ready for installation. I y

Still another object is to utilize theimeans for retaining the temporary closure in. posi-' tion to establish a permanent connection be- I tween the bend and a closet bowl and, also,

to so construct this connecting 'mean's-that it may be movable angularly of the bend to permit the bowl to (be set at any desired angle. I I

Other objects and advantages of the 1nvention'will be apparent as the same is betlarged fragmentary view showing the manner of effecting a permanent connection between a closet bowl and my improved bend; Fig. 6 is a plan view of a modified form of my invention; Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the bend shown in Fig. 6; and Fig. 8 is a sectional .view taken on the line 88 of Fig. 7

Referring to the drawings, (Figs. l5)

. it will be observed-that the bend is cast in equipped with a plurality of peripheral flanges 13 spaced apart at suitable intervals, the material of the bend between the flanges being weakened by grooving internally and externally, as indicated at 1.4 and 15, or

Specification of Letters Patent.

v with a temporary closure to be iised during the preliminary watentest and then 'd scarded.

pu'rpo se. 'ofil e bend before installation and preferably-before shipment from the factory and the bolts.

Patented Nov. 12, 1912.

Application filed June 29, 1912. Serial No. 706,619

; otherwise, so that this portion may beread 11y brbken off to any desired length by means of a hammer and chisel. The flanges extend outside the perimeter of the bend in substantially parallel. relation, and each flange has a flat upper. face of substantial width adapted to coiipe'rate with an opposed face of a closet bowl to form a' tight con-- nection therewith. For the purpose of temporarily closing the upright end of the bend durlng thewatertest, I employ a temporary closure 16 preferably consisting of a taperedplug vmade of soft close-grained Wood,

poplar wood being well adapted for this This plug is inserted in the end serves as a closure for the bend during the water test and, also, prevents objects and materl'al'from.dropping into the bend before bowllis'set. To retain this plug in posltlon agalnst accidental displacement during handling of the pipe and while the water test is being made, I utilize the bolts -17.which are ordinarily employed for effecting, the connection between a bend and acloset bowl. These bolts are attached at their lower ends to a ring 21 which, in the modifications shown in Figs. 1 to 5, loosely encircles the bend beneath the lowermost peripheral flange 13. This ring is preferably made in sections so that when a bend having lateral branches is employed, which would prohibit the slipping of the ring in' tice the bolts preferably pass loosely through the upper one of each overlapping ring section end and are threaded into the lower one as shown in Fig. 5. however, the bolts may be riveted into the lower ring sections, if preferred,- or headed bolts or locking nuts may be employed. A clamping bar '8 is disposed over the upwardly projecting ends of the bolts 17 and is adapted to retain the plug 16 in position when thenuts 19 are screwed down on It will be manifest that when the parts are thus assembled the ring 21 is drawn against the lower peripheral flange 13 of the bend and the clamping bar is forced tightly into engagement with the plug, so that the plug is fixedly held in position in the end of the bend. When it becomes desirable to set the closet bowl the Obviously,

nuts 19 are removed and the clamping bar is taken ofl. If the bend projects too far A -which case the plu 'with the broken 0 section of pipe.

above the floor it may be shortened by breaking it oif between the desired flanges, in

--material advantage over. bends previously employed to which the bolts were fixedly secured, so that no angular adjustment could be eifected and, as a result, the bowl could only be set in certain fixed positions. In

order to prevent the ring 21 from dropping down on thebend so as to lower the bolts 17 into" an inaccessible position after the bar 18 has been 'removed,.I provide a plurality of lugs 10 spaced beneath the lowermost flange 13. sufliciently to permitany desired angular adjustment of the ring 21 but adapted to prevent undue dropping or displacement of the ring. After the bowl has been. set over the ends of the bolts 17 the nuts 19 are employed to firmly and permanently clamp the bend and bowl together, thus effecting a strong and durable connection with a minimum amount of labor.

In the form of the invention disclosed in Figs. 6, 7 and 8, a ring or flange 23 is cast integral with the bend beneath the flanges 13. This ring is provided-with a plurality of elongated slots' 24 through which the bolts 17 are inserted. These slots permit the bolts to be adjusted angularly of the bend so that the closet bowl may be set at any desired angle. It will be manifest that the integral ring 23 with the elongated slots permits angular adjustment of the fastening bolts in the-same manner that the adjustable ring 21 does, although perhaps withnot such a fine degree of accuracy. If it should be found in any particular installation that the proper setting of the closet bowl would not bring the bolt holes in the closet flange in "alinementwith any of the slots 24, then the'ring 21 might be employed, in which instance, the ring would be'secured in posi- 50 the openings in the bowl flange so that the tion above the stationary. ring 23 and beneathbneof the flanges 13. In actual practicegfhowever, it will very rarely happen thatsome of the slots 24 will not aline with bolts 17 may connect the bowl directly to the stationary ring 23,

It is believed that my invention will be understood from the foregoing without fur- .16 maybe removed ther description and, it will be obvious, that various changes in the mechanical details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of the material advantages thereof.

.I claim:

1. A closet bend or connection provided at its inlet end with bowl connecting means, and a removable closure for said inlet end held in place by the bowl connecting means.

2. A closet bend or connection provided at its inlet end with bowl connecting means adjustable peripherally around the bend, and a removable closure for said inlet end held in place by the bowl connecting means.=

3. A closet bend or connection provided with bolts and nuts for connecting the bend to a bowl, a removable closure for the inlet end of the bend, and a cross bar associated with the closure and the bolts for holding the closure in place.

4. A closet bend or connection provided with an external annular flange around the inlet portion thereof, bowl connecting means associated with the flange and adjustable peripherally thereabout, and a'removable closure for the inlet end of the bend held in place by the bowl connecting means.

5. A closet bend or connection provided with an external annular flange around the inlet portion thereof, .a ring engaging the under side of said flange and adjustable peripherally thereabout, bowl connecting means carried by the ring and projecting beyond the inlet end of the bend, and a removable closure for the inlet end 'of the bend held in place by the bowl connecting means.

6. A closet bend or connection provided with an external shoulder on the inlet end portion thereof, a ring engaging beneath the shoulder, bowl-connecting means carried by the ring, and'a removable closure for the inlet end of the bend held in place by the bowl-connecting means.

7. A closet bend or connection provided with an external shoulder on the inlet end portion thereof, a ring engaging beneath the shoulder, the bend having an external shoulder beneath the ring to limit downward movement thereof, bowl connecting means carried by the ring, and a closure for the inlet end of the bend held in place by the bowl-connecting means.

8. A closet bend or connection provided with an external shoulder. on the inlet portion thereof, a split ring embracing the bend beneath the shoulder, the endsof the ring members being overlapped, bowl connecting bolts extending through the overlapped portions of the ring members and projecting beyond the inner end of the bend, nuts for the outer ends of the bolts, a removable closure for the inletend'of the bend, and a cross 7 ing the bolts therethrough.

9. A closet bend or connection provided at its inlet portion with weakened portions to permit breaking off of the bend, bowl-connecting means associated with the bend below the lowermost weak-,

ened portion and projecting beyond the inlet end of the bend, and a removable closure for the inlet end of the bend held in place by the bowl-connecting means.

10. The combination of a closet bend pro-- vided with a plurality of peripheral-flanges, said bend being grooved between a pair of flanges to facilitate breakage of the bend along the grooves whereby the bend may be reduced to the required length, a closet bowl, and means for efie'cting a connection between the bowl andsaid bend, said means being adjustable angularly of the bend to permit setting of the bowl at any desired angle and capable of adaptation to the length ofthe broken off bend,

11. The combination of a closet bend provided adjacent one end with a plurality of peripheral flanges spaced apart, said bend being weakened between the flanges to facilitate shortening of the bend to the required length whereby to present a flange at the end of the bend and at the proper height to form aconnect-ion with an opposing face of a closet bowl, a temporary closure disposed in the end of said bend, a bar engaging said closure, and aplurality of bolts clamping said bar against the closure to retain the same in position, said bolts being adapted for attachment. to a closet bowl upon removal of the bar. and angnlarly adjust-- able relatively to the bendto permit setting of the closet bowl. at any desired angle.

12. The combination of vided adjacent one end with a plurality of peripheral flanges spaced apart, said bend clamping said'bar being weakened betweenthe flanges to facilitate shortening of the bend to the required length. whereby to present a flange at the end of the bend and at the 'properiheight to'form' a connection with an opposing face of a closet bend, a tem orary closure disposed in. the end of said b end, a bar engag' and a plurality of bolts against the closure to retain the same in position, said bolts being adapted for attachment to a closetbowl upon removal of the bar and threaded to a ing said closure,

I point adjacent the lowermost weakened portion vof the bend whereby the closet bowl may be clamped-against any of the said flanges a series of annular a closet bend pro-- bend pro vided adjacent one end with a plurality of peripheral flanges spaced apart and weakened between the flanges to facilitate shortening of the bend to the required length,

whereby to present a the bend and at the. proper height to form a connection with an opposing face of a closet bowl, a plurality of bolts extending upwardly from the lowermost flange for attachmentto a closet bowl, said bolts being adjust-ably connected with said lowermost flange to permit the bowl to be set at any desired angle and threaded to a point opposite the lowermost weakened portion of thejbend to clamp flange at the end of the bowl against any flange presented at the end of the bend when the bend has beenlreduced to the proper height. 14. The combination of a closet bend having at one end a flanges spaced apart,.the bend being weakened between adjacent flanges so that it may bereadily broken off to any desired length, a ring loosely embracing the bend beneath a flange, a plurality of bolts-attached to said ring and of the bend outside the perimeter 'of 'said flanges, a closet bowl having a faceadapted to cooperate'with the outer face'of a flange presented at the end of the bend, and nuts threaded on said bolts tocla'mp the closet bowl and bend together, said bolts being threaded a sufficient distance from their upper ends to'clamp the bowl against any flange which may be presented at the end of the bend.

p 15. A closet bend or connection provided at its inletportion with a series of peripheral flanges extending outside the perimeter of the bend in substantially parallel relation and spaced apart to permit of the bend being' cut off bet-weenadjacent flanges to redu'ce the length of the bend, each flange hav- .ing a flat upper face of substantial width ,adapted to cooperate with an opposed face of a closet bowl to form a tight connection,

bowl-connecting means carried by the bend LUTHER JOHNS.

plurality of peripheral 

